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Slovakia

Slovakia ranks 23rd of 28 overall, 23rd of 28 on economy and 21st of 28 on quality of life, among the 28 countries (the UK and the 27 EU member states). Scores use 21 ranked metrics from published sources (snapshot of 6 November 2026); each metric below names its source, vintage and fetch date.

Overall rank

23rd of 28

Rank under alternative calculations: 23rd without multinational-sensitive measures; 23rd with rank-based scoring. About these alternatives

Pillar ranks

  • Economy23rd of 2811 of 11 metrics
  • Quality of life21st of 2810 of 10 metrics

Overall rank over time

Rank 1 is the top of the table; the line is drawn with rank 1 at the top.

Overall rank, 2000 to 2025: 21st to 23rd18th20th23rd200020052010201520202025June 201623rdOverall rank, 2000 to 2025: 21st to 23rd18th20th23rd200020102020June 201623rd

2000: 21st · 2025: 23rd

Scorecard by pillar

Each metric is ranked among the 28 countries with a value. Missing values are left out, not filled in.

Economy

Economy metrics for Slovakia
Trend, 2000 to latest
Employment rate, ages 15+57.6 % of population aged 15+202414th of 28ILOSTAT (International Labour Organization) · DF_EMP_2WAP_SEX_AGE_RT · vintage ILO LAST_UPDATE 2025-12-02 · fetched 2026-11-06
FDI inflows, % of GDP1.33 % of GDP (net inflows)202518th of 28World Bank Indicators (WDI and WGI) · BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS · vintage 2026-10-08 · fetched 2026-11-06
GNI per head, PPP37,668 international $ (constant 2021 PPP)202426th of 28World Bank Indicators (WDI and WGI) · NY.GNP.PCAP.PP.KD · vintage 2026-10-08 · fetched 2026-11-06
Government debt, % of GDP61.4 % of GDP (general government gross debt)202516th of 28International Monetary Fund, DataMapper (World Economic Outlook) · GGXWDG_NGDP · vintage World Economic Outlook (October 2026), dataset last modified 2026-10-08 · fetched 2026-11-06
Inflation, consumer prices4.20 % change on previous year (annual average)202524th of 28International Monetary Fund, DataMapper (World Economic Outlook) · PCPIPCH · vintage World Economic Outlook (October 2026), dataset last modified 2026-10-08 · fetched 2026-11-06
Investment, % of GDP20.5 % of GDP (gross fixed capital formation)202519th of 28World Bank Indicators (WDI and WGI) · NE.GDI.FTOT.ZS · vintage 2026-10-08 · fetched 2026-11-06
GDP per hour worked54.0 USD per hour worked, PPP, constant prices202415th of 26OECD statistics, read through the DBnomics mirror (provider code OECD) · DSD_PDB@DF_PDB_LV/SVK.A.GDPHRS._T.USD_PPP_H.Q._Z._Z._Z · vintage 2026-04-07 · fetched 2026-11-06
Real GDP growth0.80 % change on previous year, real terms202521st of 28International Monetary Fund, DataMapper (World Economic Outlook) · NGDP_RPCH · vintage World Economic Outlook (October 2026), dataset last modified 2026-10-08 · fetched 2026-11-06
R&D spending, % of GDP1.03 % of GDP (gross domestic expenditure on R&D)202323rd of 28UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) · EXPGDP.TOT · vintage as fetched 2026-11-06 · fetched 2026-11-06
Trade openness, % of GDP170.3 % of GDP (exports plus imports of goods and services)20255th of 28World Bank Indicators (WDI and WGI) · NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · vintage 2026-10-08 · fetched 2026-11-06
Unemployment rate5.40 % of labour force202514th of 28International Monetary Fund, DataMapper (World Economic Outlook) · LUR · vintage World Economic Outlook (October 2026), dataset last modified 2026-10-08 · fetched 2026-11-06

Quality of life

Quality of life metrics for Slovakia
Trend, 2000 to latest
Government effectiveness0.58 WGI estimate, about −2.5 (weak) to +2.5 (strong)202524th of 28World Bank Indicators (WDI and WGI) · GOV_WGI_GE.EST · vintage 2026-09-25 · fetched 2026-11-06
Human Development Index0.880 index (0 to 1)202325th of 28Our World in Data (Human Development Index, UNDP-derived) · human-development-index · vintage 2025-05-07 · fetched 2026-11-06
Healthy life expectancy67.1 years (at birth, both sexes)202322nd of 28WHO Global Health Observatory · WHOSIS_000002 · vintage WHO GHO record date 2026-10-01 · fetched 2026-11-06
Homicide rate0.767 intentional homicides per 100,000 people20227th of 28World Bank Indicators (WDI and WGI) · VC.IHR.PSRC.P5 · vintage 2026-10-08 · fetched 2026-11-06
Household consumption per head, PPP19,717 international $ (constant 2021 PPP)202523rd of 28World Bank Indicators (WDI and WGI) · NE.CON.PCAP.PP.KD · vintage 2026-10-08 · fetched 2026-11-06
Income inequality, Gini24.1 index (0 to 100)20221st of 27World Bank Indicators (WDI and WGI) · SI.POV.GINI · vintage 2026-10-08 · fetched 2026-11-06
Life expectancy at birth78.4 years202423rd of 28World Bank Indicators (WDI and WGI) · SP.DYN.LE00.IN · vintage 2026-10-08 · fetched 2026-11-06
Life satisfaction (0–10)6.26 Cantril ladder, mean of 0–10 (three-year average)202522nd of 28World Happiness Report (Gallup life evaluations) · life_evaluation_3yr_avg · vintage 2026 · fetched 2026-11-06
PISA mean score457.7 PISA score points (mean of reading, mathematics and science)202223rd of 27OECD statistics, read through the DBnomics mirror (provider code OECD) · PISA-2022-database · vintage pisa_2022 · fetched 2026-11-06
Air pollution, PM2.513.7 micrograms per cubic metre (mean annual exposure)202321st of 28World Bank Indicators (WDI and WGI) · EN.ATM.PM25.MC.M3 · vintage 2026-10-08 · fetched 2026-11-06

Context metrics (shown, not ranked)

These measures are shown for context. They are not part of either pillar score or the overall rank.

Context metrics for Slovakia, not ranked
Trend, 2000 to latest
GDP per head, PPP40,690 international $ (constant 2021 PPP)2025World Bank Indicators (WDI and WGI) · NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.KD · vintage 2026-10-08 · fetched 2026-11-06
House price to income index103.7 index relative to a base year (not a ratio in years; base differs by country)2024OECD statistics, read through the DBnomics mirror (provider code OECD) · DSD_AN_HOUSE_PRICES@DF_HOUSE_PRICES/SVK.A.HPI_YDH.IX · vintage 2026-06-16 · fetched 2026-11-06
Household disposable income per head27,611 USD (PPP) per person, gross disposable income of households2024OECD statistics, read through the DBnomics mirror (provider code OECD) · DSD_NAAG@DF_NAAG_V/A.SVK.B6GS1M_POP.USD_PPP_PS.NAAG_V · vintage 2026-06-16 · fetched 2026-11-06
Trust in institutions4.89 mean of 0–10 trust scores (parliament, legal system, police)2023European Social Survey · trstprl,trstlgl,trstplc · vintage ess_round11 · fetched 2026-11-06

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